The Big, Big, Big Idols Live! Tour 2008 featuring this season’s Top 10 contestants begins in Glendale AZ on Tuesday, July 1, and I could not be more excited! Yes, I will be there and plan to live blog the entire concert. Whoopee!
Also this week, Anwar Robinson, LaKisha Jones and Jon Peter Lewis begin a two-week engagment at the Rrazzroom in San Franciso on July 1. The show is directed by Michael Orland, Idol’s musical director. Sounds interesting…
Idols and more Idols on your TV screen July 4th. Katharine McPhee and Jordin Sparks appear on Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular on NBC at 9 pm, and over on PBS, it’s Taylor Hicks on A Capitol Fourth, 8 pm.
For More Information, check out the Idol Appearances Page…
Don’t Miss…
Wednesday 7/2 - David Cook appears on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno (repeat from 6/12)
Friday 7/4 - Taylor Hicks appears on A Capitol Fourth on PBS 8 pm. Katharine McPhee and Jordin Sparks appear on Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular. Bo Bice and Ace Young guest on Heroes Among Us, myNetworkTV, 8 pm. NBC 9 pm. David Cook appears on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno (repeat from 5/22).
Sunday 7/6 - Clay Aiken appears in The Survival Project: One Child at a Time on CNN, 8 pm, 11 pm, 2 am.
Idols on Tour
Monday 6/30 - Constantine Maroulis, Radio Hits of 1958,The Town Hall, NYC.
Tuesday 7/1 - The Idols Live! Tour 2008 opens in Glendale AZ. Anwar Robinson, Lakisha Jones and Jon Peter Lewis, “Idols in Concertâ€, directed by Michael Orland. The Rrazzroom, San Francisco, thru 7/5.
Wednesday 7/2 - Idols Live! Tour, San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, Bucky Covington, Muskegon Summer Celebration, Muskegon, MI. Josh Gracin, Honoring Our Heroes, Milford, CT.
Thursday 7/3 - Idols Live! Tour, SaveMart Center, Fresno, CA. Ace Young, Red Hot and Boom, Altamonte Springs, FL. Bucky Covington, Red, White and Blue Days, Charleston, IL. Bo Bice, Freebird Live, Jacksonville, FL.
Friday 7/4 - Nikko Smith, Rockin’ the Landing, St. Louis MO, 5 pm. Ace Young, 18th Annual Pigeon Forge Patriot Festival, Pigeon Forge, TN. Bucky Covington, Red White and Boom, Lexington, KY. Bo Bice, Twin Mansions Theater, Silver Spring. FL. Josh Gracin, Ballfield of Craig Ranch, McKinney, TX. Phil Stacey, Wild West Festival Frontier Park, Hays, KS.
Saturday 7/5 - Idols Live! Tour, Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV. Bucky Covington, Festival of the Bells, Hillsboro, OH. Bo Bice, Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, NC. Chris Sligh, Fro Patrol Picnic, Nashville, TN. Mandisa, Night Vision 2K8, Olathe Community Park, Olathe, CO. Phil Stacey, Worlds of Fun, Kansas City MO.
Sunday 7/6 - Bucky Covington, Eyes to the Skies, Lisle, IL. Chris Sligh, National Cherry Fest, Traverse City, MI.
Monday 7/7 - Idols Live! Tour, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Yay for live blogs! I’m so glad the tour is finally starting. :)
Hope you have a great time at the opening of the tour. I can’t wait to hear about it!!!!
My goodness, these idols sure do keep busy, don’t they? Good on them.
The Survival Project: One Child at a Time
CNN will focus a lens on the world’s children in harm’s way and examines child survival issues in-depth during its global broadcast, Anchored by CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the special will focus on healthcare, education, water sanitation and protection from violence for children.
Clay Aiken, Dayle Haddon, Joel Madden, Ne-Yo, Nicole Ritchie, Al Roker, Marcus Samuelsson and Amare Stoudemire appear in special video diaries and encourage viewers to help children around the world.
Sunday, July 6, at 8 p.m. and will replay at 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. All times Eastern. The broadcast will be simulcast on CNN and CNN International.
http://allthingscnn.blogspot.com/2008/06/sanjays-busy-week-and-clips.html
MJ, so looking forward to hearing about the concert. Who will be the recipient of this year’s wow-didn’t-like-him/her-on-the-show-but-loved-him/her-in-concert award? AI5 it had to go to Ace; last year I would say Phil. Not sure who it will be this year….
I’m going to be living vicariously through you! I’m looking forward to the concert live blog, thank you MJ.
I know Leno’s got reruns due to the holiday but its odd that The Tonight Show is running both of Cook’s appearances in the same week.
You know what, I was wondering about that too.
For how long do they show reruns of Leno? One week, or more?
The shows weren’t even all that close together on their original airings, so why would they show them both so close together now? Is it the DC connection?
Also - The tour stalking reports have started coming in. Is it OK to link to other boards, or is that off limits?
Anyway, this picture of DC and Ramiele is so cute.
I got one thing to say…SETLIST!
I need to plan out my bathroom breaks for the concert ;)
LOL, damn I wish I was going to this concert *sigh* I saw the thread over on DC.org where a fan met the Idols in AZ and it sounded like a terrific experience. They all seemed so cool and appreciative.
Sat. July 5th, 6p.m.-10p.m. American Idol contest with Ayla Brown, Franklin, MA
Franklin’s annual Fourth of July celebration will kick off this Thursday, and will include an “American Idol”-style contest featuring Ayla Brown, a former contestant on the Fox television show…
boston.com
awwwww lol That is so adorable. :)
It’s OK to link to other boards if it’s news or information about the Idols.
First of all, thank you MJ for the live blogging!
Secondly, I dont know how you are gonna do it, as I would be too amazed by the whole experience overall, trying to soak it all in, that I would, in no way be able to do a live blog.
My entire blog would consist of:
Omg, Chikeze is so cool.
Omg, Ramielle is so cute.
Omg, Michael Johns is so sexy.
Omg, KLC is so boring-bathroom break.
Omg, Carly is so pretty.
Omg, Brooke is crying.
Omg, Jason is so funny.
Omg, Syehsa…-another bathroom break.
Omg, Archie… sorry, just left bathroom, getting Cookie souvenir now.
Omg, Cookie!!! ::passes out::
Yep, and that would be about it.
So again, thank you MJ, you’re the best!
Looking forward to seeing the live blog - yay! Jason posted a new myspace bulletin tonight saying they are having a full dress rehearsal later - he sounds excited beyond belief - and of course so am I. Let the tour reports begin! LOL
Thanks MJ for everything. You rock.